Since 1991, John Charles has worked for the Scottsdale (AZ) Public Library system as a reference librarian. Charles is the co-author of several readers' advisory books. In 2002, he was selected as the Romance Writers of America’s Librarian of the Year. He has reviewed nonfiction titles for Library Journal, and romance fiction for Booklist and the Chicago Tribune.
Candace Clark worked for the Scottsdale Public Library System from 1975 until May 2009. She served as a Youth Librarian for 25 years. She was heavily involved in youth programming, material selection, and booktalking for all ages. Clark was Chair of the Children's Services Roundtable of the Arizona State Library Association and has presented many programs on booktalking for librarians. From 1991 to 2009 she co-hosted Booktalk, a city cable monthly book review and author interview program in Scottsdale.